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VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
Veterinary Establishment, 70, Seel Street, 
Liverpool, May 21, 1864. 
Silt,—At your request, on behalf of the Society for the Prevention 
of Cruelty to Animals, I have this day examined a gray mare (stand¬ 
ing at Mr. Garner’s stables, Temple Court), the property of Mr. 
Edward Curran, car proprietor, and found her to have a large 
abscess between the knee and fetlock joint, on the inside of the near 
fore leg, the same having been caused by being frequently hit by the 
opposite foot when at work, and on being made to move she suffers 
great pain. I also found a suppurating wound in front of each fore 
fetlock and on the withers; there were also three or four wounds 
which have been produced by the harness. She is in a very weak 
condition from pain and work, and I am decidedly of opinion she is 
quite unfit for work of any kind whatever.—I am, &c., 
John Simpson, Sen., M.R.C.V.S. 
R. Lathbury, Esq. 
Liverpool, May 21, 1864. 
This is to certify that on this date, at the request of Robert Lath¬ 
bury, Esq., I have examined a light gray mare, aged and emaciated, 
with a large chronic swelling and abcesses on the inside of the near 
fore leg, having an open sore, and discharging serum mixed with 
pus. This mare is, in my opinion, quite unfit for any work, being 
very lame, and would not be profitable for the owner to keep.' 
James Brydon, M.R.C.V.S. 
Liverpool, May 23, 1864. 
At the request of Robert Lathbury, Esq., on behalf of the Society 
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, we, the undersigned, 
have this day, at Mr. Garner’s stables. Temple Court, examined an 
aged gray mare, the property of Mr. Edward Curran, car proprietor. 
We find that she has an abscess on the inside of the near fore leg, 
with extensive swelling of the leg up to the shoulder, attended with 
severe pain and lameness, and in our opinion she is decidedly unfit 
for any kind of work. George Bretherton, V.S. 
Robert Chambers, V.S. 
John Ellts, Jun., V.S.L. 
Thos. G. Procter, V.S. 
7 and 9, Williamson Street, and 6, Houghton Street, 
Liverpool, May 23, 1864. 
This is to certify that a gray mare belonging to Edward Curran 
was brought to my stables on the 19th of May, with a raw wound 
on the chine and five or six small raw wounds besides, caused by 
the saddle pressing on it, and another very bad one on the near 
foreleg. The mare was so weak and poor she could scarcely draw 
the empty car. 
Richard Garner, Temple Court Stables. 
